Ancient noodles found!

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The 50cm-long, yellow strands were found in a pot that had probably been buried during a catastrophic flood.

Radiocarbon dating of the material taken from the Lajia archaeological site on the Yellow River indicates the food was about 4,000 years old.

Scientists tell the journal Nature that the noodles were made using grains from millet grass - unlike modern noodles, which are made with wheat flour.

The discovery goes a long way to settling the old argument over who first created the string-like food.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 19:59 (twenty years ago)

Where did you find them, Ned?

― Lion-O (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

You know, around.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 20:02 (twenty years ago)

damn college kids

― _, Wednesday, 12 October 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

Proof of how brilliant we chinee are.

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

jimmy, you must've read that one mcsweeney's list.

― ai lien (kold_krush), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 20:20 (twenty years ago)

I wonder if they were shrimp, picante, or 'oriental' flavor?

― andy --, Wednesday, 12 October 2005 21:01 (twenty years ago)

classic chicken, probably.

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 21:05 (twenty years ago)

they didn't have "creamy" technology back then

― Old School (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 21:14 (twenty years ago)

exactly.

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 21:33 (twenty years ago)

Ok, this just reminded me that this guy who directed youth theater in Maryville when I was a kid made up this song about Radiocarbon and we all had to sing it. The lyrics, for some reason, I remmber in full. It is unbelievably retarded.

Radiocarbon, check it all out.
Radiocarbon, what's it all about?
Tell us your secrets, don't make us cry...
Radiocarbon MAKES US TWIST AND SHOUT!!

(whispered, with motions)
Roll it up, roll it up, put it in the pan
Dust it up, shake it down
Up one side, take it to town
Down the other, how old are you brother?
Roll it up, roll it up, put it in the pan.

(Repeat "chorus")

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

stare into the abyss of my childhood with me

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

Sing with me: SODIUM!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 21:53 (twenty years ago)

Soooooodiuuuuummmmmmm

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 21:54 (twenty years ago)

Rhombus! [beat] Rhombus!
The crew that'll get you right out of a stew!
Rhombus! [beat] Rhombus!
There's nothin' that you can't do!

(And you!)

[said a la Tony the Tiger]

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 22:07 (twenty years ago)

the old argument over who first created the string-like food.

Finally. I remember my old man and his old man used to get into heated arguments over this at holidays. Eventually they just agreed never to discuss it, and it remains a forbidden subject in my family to this day.

I still say the nipponjin got there first though:

http://www.blogography.com/photos6/Natto.jpg

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 22:39 (twenty years ago)

OMG Roxy thats the best thing I ever read :D

I love how VERY much it actually um, has to do with radicarbon dating like... at all. Fantastic :D

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 23:05 (twenty years ago)

Ancient noodles found!
Archeologists are still searching for any remnants of his traditional enemy, Ancient Ex Machina.

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 13 October 2005 04:59 (twenty years ago)

I'm only 36, for fuck's sake.

― Don King of the Mountain (noodle vague), Thursday, 13 October 2005 07:35 (twenty years ago)

I love how VERY much it actually um, has to do with radicarbon dating like... at all. Fantastic :D

I know. Pretty much just the word "radiocarbon" and the thing of "how old are you?" but the rest of it is just pap.

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Thursday, 13 October 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/sci_nat_enl_1129135641/img/1.jpg

Wow, the noodles are all in the shape of tiny human skeletons. It's all very Dia de los Muertos.

― Hunter (Hunter), Friday, 14 October 2005 01:54 (twenty years ago)

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